Iāve been noticing a common misconception about The Big Idea, even from people who are frequent users of depth and complexity…
All AboutDepth And Complexity Icons
These eleven thinking tools will give your students practical ways to think more deeply about a topic.
When Too Much Depth Leads To Simplicity
Here’s the most common mistake I’ve seen in implementing depth and complexity: the “fill in the blanks” worksheet.
The Least Popular Depth and Complexity Prompt
Last month, I asked which prompt of Depth and Complexity you’d get rid of. The results were pretty unanimousā¦
Moving Between Depth and Complexity Prompts
Understanding how to move students from abstract to specific and back again is a key to differentiating for the gifted. Reading through a pal’s dissertation gave me a new way of applying this to Depth and Complexity…
Depth, Complexity, and Graphic Organizers
Layer the prompts of Depth and Complexity onto any graphic organizer to increase the level of thinking required of your students.
My Thoughts on the “New” Depth and Complexity Icons
I love the prompts of depth and complexity and the content imperatives. But some teachers are being asked to use eight new prompts that just aren’t as good as the classics.
Depth or Complexity Alone Isn’t Deep Enough
You can use the prompts of depth and complexity yet still ask very shallow questions. Here’s how to avoid this common pitfallā¦
Multiple Perspectives: Right And Wrong At The Same Time?
It’s essential to teach our students to think flexibly and consider multiple points of view. Flexible thinking leads to product innovation, diplomacy between nations, and advances in science. School, however, often encourages students to settle into a “one right answer” mindset.
3 Examples Of Change Over Time
Here are three visual resources to discuss change over time, compare and contrast, and multiple persepctives: beauty tips from 1889, company logos over time, and 1950s 7up ads featuring babies.
Content Imperatives And Conflict
Conflict is an essential tool for analyzing literature, understanding history, and improving as a writer. Each year, my 6th graders discuss the types of conflict commonly found in stories and analyze writing using the content imperatives.
